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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
3
A Pella High School library display shows plaques for the Arion Award and Citizenship winners. Arion Awards, presented by the Pella Rotary Club, honor outstanding vocal and instrumental achievement with one senior chosen from each area annually. Citizenship Awards recognize top male and female citizens per class since 1938.
The PHS Concert Band under Mr Patrick McMullen will present its Spring Concert on April 5 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Mr William Livingston, student teacher from Central College, assists. Program includes Nutmeggers March, Fantasy in American Sailing Songs, Chanson Triste, Pavanne, Dixieland Jamboree, The Blue Tail Fly, Deep River Suite.
New titles include The Audubon Book Of True Nature Stories edited by John Terres with tales by Elizabeth Ingles and Norman G Woolsey such as A Whooping Crane Named Bill Pelorus Jack a Dolphin Diplomat The Mystery of the Big Hop and The Bushy Tailed Pack Rat Our Country Then by Dale Van Every portrays frontier life and pioneers The Old Farmer's Almanac Sampler edited by Robb Sagendorph offers wit and wisdom The Road To The White House by Lorena A Hickok gives a fresh portrait of early years before Roosevelt's presidency.
The FHA held its regular monthly meeting March 7 in the Home Ec room at the high school. They discussed the District and State Convention and announced that Jud ith Steenhoek Linda Gezel and Louise Van Zante will represent Pella at the State Convention. A joint meeting with Knoxville FHA at Pella Community High School next month was planned. Members chose which projects to continue next year and those staying after adjournment made cupcakes for refreshments guided by Mr. McMullen and inspired by Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho.
Two hundred eighty four parents attended the spring Parent-Teacher Conferences at PHS on Friday March 18 1963 averaging about two conferences per parent. Fall conferences October 18 1962 had 555 conferences, as spring sessions are appointment based while fall ones are unscheduled.
Four state contests will be held March 30 in Grinnell Iowa with events spanning Friday to Saturday. Pella High entrants include Mary Wing Pat Rempe and Mary Ver Meer among about 700 to 800 participating students.
On Tuesday March 12, students noted clocks off by an hour at PHS then correct time after a day of confusion. The Asian Flu spread, teachers and students worried about illness while track practice began on March 4 and a March 13 girls tournament produced a 36 to 18 final. Teams included Linda Ward Charlene Klyn and Mar
The Pella Junior High publishes High Teen, a student written and sold newspaper issued every two to three weeks. Fourteen staff writers cover editorials interviews sports and activities with features Nosey the Mouse Ethel Gossip fashion jokes limericks and a student and teacher ads column.
County superintendents met in Knoxville with John Montgomery of Des Moines as the lead speaker on educational television in schools. The plan would test KDPS Channel 11 in Des Moines for elementary and secondary courses at a cost of 50 cents per pupil in year one, 75 cents in year two, and 1.25 dollars in year three, plus books and outlines. Programs run about 20 minutes, four days weekly, with prep before and discussion after. If successful, the county board may take over funding and expand across the district, costing about 2800 dollars annually for all schools.
Don Brown, part time Drake University law student, spoke on Tales of Town in a social problems class on March 12. The presentation drew on eight illustrated Iowa history stories and Brown plans a book. he and Epperly are probing a Villisca axe murder case, while the Senior Class Play And Came The Spring has cast and rehearsals set for next week.
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